Carpenter&#39;s plane.



Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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CARPENTER'S PLANE.

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G. D. YOUNG.

CARPENTERS PLANE.

vAPPLICATION FILED SEPT- 30. 19.15.

Patented Oct. 24, 1916.

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GEORGE D. YOUNG, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

CARPENTERS PLANE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented oet. 24., 1916.

Application led September 30, 1915. Serial N o. 53,205.

To all whom t may concern.' v f Be it known that I. GEORGE D. YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, and residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Carpenters Planes, of which the following is a specification, such asv will enable those skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. This invention relates to carpenters planes, and the object thereof is to improve the stock or framework of a device of this class and also the bridgework, the blade construction and the construction of the parts used in connection with the blade together atta ching and detaching the handle so as to facilitate the use and operation o-f theplane and the packing` thereof in a small space for shipment or other purposes when desired; a further object being to improve the plane construction so as'to make they same strong and durable and so that it will no-t frequentlv vget out of order and need repair, and so that it will not be broken or injured by the dropping and falling thereof from ak work 'table or bench which frequently occurs with tools of this class.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following' specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, in which the separate part of my improvement are designated bv suitable reference characters in each of the views, and'iny whichz* Figure l is a longitudinal central section of a plane made according to mv invention and showing all the parts assembled; the'section being on the line 1 1 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 Va plan view thereof; Fig. 3 a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing only one end portion of the device and -showing lthe same on an enlarged scale; Figs. 4, 4, and 4? perspective views of the separate parts of the bridgework or blade support detached; Fig. 5 a

. perspective view of the blade and a supple' mental cap or wedge plate connected therewith: Fig. 6 a perspective view of a vhandle securing plate which I employ; Fig. 7 a plan view showing a part ofthe main .frame or stock. a part of the blade support or bridge wo'rkand other details with part of the construction broken ,away and part in section: Fig. 8 a 1^-artial section on the line 8 -8 of Fig- 1.;Fg ,9.a partial sectionon.

theline 9 9 of Fig. 3; and, Fig. l0 a section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 2.

In the practice of `my invention, I provide a frame or stock, comprising a main bottom or body parta, consisting of a fiat horizontal base platea42 and raised side plate members a3, all ofwhich are stamped from sheet metal and formed integrally, and said frame or stock is provided forwardly of the center thereof,'rin the construction shown, with the Vusual blade support or bridge work o which is rigidly secured-'therein and which is made `up of separate parts shown detached in Figs. 4, er and 4b. Fig. 4a involving two of said parts and also a part of the means for adjusting the blade. One of the parts of the blade ysupport or bridge work consists ofl a transverse reinforcing member 722 also stamped from sheet metal and triangular in cross section, and composed of a front transverse side portion 3 and a back transverse side portion b4 arranged at an angle of ninety degrees to each other, and in the apex of said Vreinforcing member is a transverse slot or opening b5.

The reinforcing member b2 is welded to kthe bottcm member a2 of the stock or frame and to the side members cl3 thereof, and secured to the front side portion b3 thereof and ranging upwardly and backwardly at an angle of approximately fortv-i'ive degrees is a plate c which supports the blade. and the parts connected therewith, and which' is composed of two similar side members c2, as

clearly shownin Fig. la and which are L- shaped in cross section, or provided at their` inner edges with downwardly` and backwardly directed flanges c3 which t in the slot or opening b5 in the transverse reinforcing member b2, and between which is secured a block d shown detached in Fig. 4*.this connection being made bv means of rivets d2 which are passed ythrough suitable holes Z3 in the block d, and in the fian'es c3 of the parts c2 of the plate c, but the block cl may be welded or otherwise secured between the plate members c2 and the flanges c3 thereof.

In connecting the block al and the plate members 02, said plate members are moved forwardlvy and said block member backwardlv so that the flanges 03 of the plate member 02 pass into the slot or opening b5 of the reinforcing member 7i2.and tbe flanges ci ofthe plate members 02 are provided in theizvrre'ar ends with. longitudinal slots 'Q1' recessesc1 which receive the centralv part 21" of the front portion 3 of the reinforcing y member Z22.

matelyV fills," the central portion of said slot.'

In the accompanying drawing, reference being made to Figs. 1, 2 and 7, I have shown at e the main cap or wedge plate, at f a supplemental cap or wedge plate and at Yg a blade, and the plate 7 and blade g are shown connected but detached from the bridge work in Fig. 5.

The plate f is provided with a central longitudinal slot 7'2 and a screw Itis passed downwardly through the cap or wedge plate e and bears 0n v`theplate f rearwardly of y, said slot, as clearlyshown in Fig. l.

rvThe blade g is much shorter thanr the plate f and a screw t' having a milled head is passed downwardly through the slot f2 in theplate f and intothe blade g, as is also shown in Fig. l, and'connectssaid parts and renders the blade g adjustable on the bottom of the plate f. The blade 'g rests on the plate 0, or the separate parts 02 thereof and on the block d, and the block (Z is providedl at its rear end with a raised shoulder d4, and the plate 7 rests on the shoulder (Z4 which projectsslightly aboverthe plate members 02 and thescrew 7L bears on the plate f rearwardly of the slot f2 therein.

The plate f is provided at its rear 'end with a laterally directed extension f3 -in which is a longitudinal slot or openingV f4, and centrally of the rear end portion of said plate, and Lrearwardly of the slot or opening f2 is an aperturel f5., 4 i

. The block 6l of thecentral bridge work or blade support is provided with a backwardly directed finger dihaving an' up wardly directed member cl on which is mounted a milled screw head j having a grooved collar y'2, and a lever 7c is pivoted between the rear ends of the flanges c3 of the plate member c2 and provided with an upwardly directed `nose k2 which operates in the aperture f5, and the rear end portion of said leveris provided with a forked headl 1,202,2z'seA ranges transversely and restson the rear end portions of the plate member C2 and is provided at its free end with a raised handler .said plate in position, the front end thereof isy passed downwardly under a transverse pin m6 secured between the side lianges or plates cl3 of the main frame or stock, and with my improvement the main `cap or wedge plate c, the supplemental cap or wedge plate f Vand blade g are all much shorter than these parts, or similar parts, in planes of this class as usually constructed.l and the handle n which is attached to the main frame or stock rearwardly of and adjacent-to the said parts is higher than Vthe bridge work or support, and its connected parts', and the. milled screw jmay bemanipulated by a finger of the hand which grasps the handle without releasing said handle,-if desired.

The handle n is detached and is provided with a base plate n2 which `is secured thereto and provided with a downwardly curved front end portion n3 which bears on the bottom or body part ai' of the stock and the rear end of said plate is provided with a downwardly and forwardly curved hook member n, and in the practice ofmy invention I provide a handle securing` device 0 which is shown detached' in Fig. 6, and

which consists of an oblong plate having downwardly directed sidefianges 02 and an upwardly curved front end portionl o3 in which is formed a screw-hole o4 rearwardly of which isa transverse slot o5. and the handle securing device o is rigidly secured in the main stock or frame and a screw o having amilled head o7 is passed through the screw-hole o4 and provided at its front end withL appointed nose os which enters a recess in the front end `of the bottom plate n2 of the handle n, and all that is necessary to connect the handle with the stock is to move said handle forwardly so that the front end portion n3v will pass through the transverse slot 05 in the handle securing device o, and so that the rear end hook n* of the plate u2 will engage the rear end portionV of the handle securing device o, as shownv in Fig. 1, after which the screw o manipulated to engage the plate a2 as shown in Fig. 1. v

In usingtools of this class it is frequently necessary to oil the bottcm thereof, or the workpiece, and in the practice of mv invention I lmount on the front end portion of' the plane,-or the stock thereof, an oil receptacle79 of any form of construction and rearwardly thereof, in the kconstruction shown, is placed a lubricant receiving pad 792 inclosed in a receptacle formed by a transverse rear plate 793 and atop plate 792, the rear end portion of which fits in a transverse groove 795 in the plate 792 and the front end portion of which is curved downwardly and provided with a slot 79,

The pad 792 is held in place by wire threads or similar devices 79T passed therethrough longitudinally and transversely of said pad and through apertures or perforations in the bottom plate a2 of the main frame or stock as shown at 79S.

The plate 794 is flexible and vertically movable and the front end portion thereofl is provided with side ears 799 having vertical slots 791 and headed pins 7911 are passed,

through the slots 7910 and into the side plates or flanges a3 of the main frame or stock,

' this construction being clearly shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 9. Y The oil receptacle 79 is provided with a bottom tube 7912 which passes through the slot 79G in the front end of the top or cover plate 794 of the lubricating pad receptacle, and in the bottom of the oil receptacle 79 is pivoted a lever 7912, one` end of which is provided with a valve 7914 which is adapted to open and close the end of the tube 7912, and with the other end of which is connected a spring 7915 which normally holds the valve 7914 in a closed position, and connected with the lever 7913 opposite the valve 7914 is a rod 791G which extends upwardly through a transverse support 7917 in the top portion of the receptacle 79 kand is movable therethrough, and the rod 7911" is provided at its upper end with a head-7913, and the receptacle 79 with a flexible Cover 7912 which bears thereon, and by applying pressure to the head 791s of the receptacle 79 the valve 7914 will be opened and the lubricating material will pass from the receptacle 79 into the pad 792 and from said pad 792 through the apertures or perforations 792 to the bottom of the plane, or the stock thereof and onto the workpiece, and this operation may be facilitated by pressure applied to the top plate 794 of the receptacle in .which the lubricating pad 792 is placed. f

In Fig. lof the accompanying drawing, I have shown the receptacle 79 mounted in and forming a part of the ordinary supplemental knob handle 7920 ofv a plane but in Fig. 3 the lubricating or oiling receptacle is mounted independently of said handle, but my inventionis not limited to any particular means of mounting or applying the lubricating receptacle nor to a lubricating receptacle of anyparticular form or construction.

, lWhen the form of construction shown in F ig. 1V is employed, the receptaclev 79 is` provided with a bottom screw pin 7921 which passes downwardly through the bottom of the handle 7920 and an angle piece 7922 is secured to the bottom of the frame or stock and fits in a corresponding recess in the bottom of the handle to prevent said handle from turning in the manipulation of theV plane, and in the construction'shown in Fig. 3, the parts `7921 and 7922 are also employed but the part 7922 will have no Vfunctiony except when the handle 792 is employed, unless it be to form an additional support for the receptacle 79 and the pin 7921.

The rear end of the maincap or wedge plate e is curved backwardly and down-Y wardly as shown in Fig. l, and the side f `which is mounted between the handle and the adjacent side plate a2 of the frame `or stock, said side plate a2 is provided with a ysight opening 972 and the spirit level tube 71 may be read from above or from the aperture 72 as may be desired,l and the spirit level tube is also provided with a sleeve 793 which is slidably mounted thereon and by means of which the glass in the tube may be protected from injury when the plane is packed in av tool chest, or at any other time.

I also provide means whereby my improved plane may be used as a plumb, said means comprising a spirit level tube s mounted transversely of the frame or stock of theplane rearwardly of the handle and as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2, and the operation of this device for the purpose specilied will be readily understood, and mounted on the spirit level tube s is a rotatable sleeve s2 having an opening which corresponds with the opening in the tube and by means of which the glass in the tube may be protected against breakage, when desired.'

The Vtop surface of the central block Z of the blade support or bridge work is provided with `a longitudinal recess cl2 to receive the point of the screw z' and to permit of its free operation and also topermit of the adjustment of the blade and supplemental wedge plate on said block. Y v` I also provide means whereby my improved plane may be used as a square, and

for this purpose I secure in the rear end porn tion of the main frame or stock la transverse locking devlce u having a raised central port1 on u2 through which 1s passed a lock plate as providedV at its frontend with a thlckened head u2 in the top of which is arecess a5, and the rear end of the lock plate a3 is provided with a. downwardly directed lip ue and, in practice, an ordinary carpenters rule w having a groove 102 on one side of its rear edge-portion is passed transversely through the rear end ofthe main frame or stock as shown in Fig'. 10, and also in Figs. 1 and 2,

` and the lip as. ofthe lock plate uf ts in the groove cu2 and the front end part of the raisedcentral portion ai. of the lock device u is raised as shown at uT and a screw having a ymilled head is passed downwardly through the part al and into the recess u, l and this screw serves to force the lock plate utforwardly and to bind or` lock the rule w in position, and the vuse of my improved Y plane asa square will be readily understood easily attached or detached-when desired, I

provide means whereby the plane` i'fnayv be packed in. a small space for shipment or other purposes.r by simply detaching the handle, and `while I have shownand described specilic means whereby the handle may be quickly and easily detached and quickly andeasilyapplied for use as desired, this feature of the invention is not claimed herein but is made the subject of a divisional application filed July 12,1916, Ser. No. 108,792. 1

`Having fully described my invention, whatfI claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is Y 1. In a carpenters plane, a main frame or stock and a blade support or bridge work, consisting of a triangular part arranged transversely of the frame or stock and the apex of which is directed upwardly and provided with a. central transverse slot which `said flanges being provided at their front ends with slots to receive the front part of the triangular support, all of said parts being rigidly connected-and rigidly secured in the main frame or stock.

2. .Ina carpenters plane, a main frame or stock anda blade support or bridge work,

consisting aff-atriangular part arranged transversely of the frame or stock and the apex of which is directed upwardly and provided with a central transverse slot which ranges forwardly and backwardly, a block secured in said slot and ranging upwardly andbackwardly, a .blade supporting plate placed on the triangular support and ranging upwardly and backwardly, said plate being composedV of two similar members separated by a central longitudinal slotcor- A on said blade and longer than said blade and extending rearwardlythereof and provided with a central longitudinal slot, a screw passed downwardly through Vsaid slot rinto said blade, said cap plate being also providedV in its central rear end portion with an aperture at one side of which is a longitudinal slot, means operating in said aperture to adjust 'the `plate and blade longitudinally, and means operating in said slot to adjust said plate and blade laterally.

4. A plane provided with a short and low bridge-work having an upwardlyand backwardly inclined top surface at the rear end of which is a raised member, a blade mounted on the surface of the bridgework forwardly of said member, a supplemental cap plate mounted on said blade and on said bridgework and extending rearwardly thereof and provided with a centrallongitudinal slot,'a screw passed downwardly through said slot into said blade whereby said blade may be longitudinally adjusted with referenceto said supplemental cap plate, a main cap plate mounted over the supplemental cap j plate, and a screw passed downwardly therethrough and bearing on the supplemental cap plate rearwardlv of the blade.

A plane provided with a short andlow bridaework having an upwardlv and backwardlv inclined top surface at the rear end of which is a raised member, a blade mounted on the surface of the bridgework forwardly of said member, a supplemental cap plate mounted on said blade-and` on said bride'ework and extending' rearwardly thereof and provided with a central longitudinal slot, a screw passed downwardly through said slot into said blade whereby said blade may be longitudinally adjustedwitli yreference tosaid supplemental cap plate, a main cap plate mounted over the supplemental cap plate, and a screw passed downwardly therethrough and bearing on the simplemental` cap platerearwardly of the blade,

. said supplemental cap plate being also provided in its rearend portion with a central aperture at one side of which 1s alongltudl-v nal opening, and means operating through said aperture to adjust the supplemental cap plate and blade longitudinally, and means operating through said opening to adjust said parts laterally. j

6. A'plane provided with a vshort and low bridgework having an upwardly and baokwardly inclined top surface at the rear end of which is a raised member, a blade mounted on the surface of the bridgework forwardly of said member, a supplemental cap plate mounted on said blade and on said bridgework and extending rearwardly thereof and provided with a central longitudinal slot, a 4screw passed downwardly through said slot into said blade whereby said blade may be adjusted longitudinally of said cap plate, a main cap plate mounted over the supplemental cap plate, a screw passed downwardly therethrough and bearing on the supplemental cap plate rearwardly of the blade, means for adjusting the supplemental cap plate and blade longitudinally, and means for adjusting said parts laterally.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presencev of the subscribing witnesses this 27th day of September, 1915.

GEORGE vD. YOUNG;

Witnesses:

C. MULREANY, H. E. THOMPSON.

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